Workers at the Pennywell neighbourhood centre in Sunderland realised that all the services they offered local families were targeted at women and children. Denise Barna describes a project to set up a group for young fathers, to build their confidence in their parenting role.
Newpin (the New Parent Infant Network) was set up in 1980 to provide support for vulnerable families. But according to a new study, while nearly half the women referred to four Newpin centres went on to make use of its services, a larger proportion did not: either the support package offered was felt to be inappropriate, or the referral was inappropriate, or the women were simply lost to the system. Ann Oakley et al argue that voluntary sector initiatives should be subjected to the same rigorous scrutiny for cost-effectiveness as the statutory sector.
Meeting the community care needs of elderly people at home requires close co-ordination of health and social services input. Social worker Jonathan Monks and health visitor Lou Illesley report on how they work together to plan and deliver effective packages of care to elderly people registered with the GP practice to which they are both attached.
An east London project placed health advocates in health visiting teams to explore ways to deliver a better service to ethnic minority clients. Sonia Harding and Neeta Pandya report on the project, funded by London Implementation Zone monies, which resulted in recommendations for the development of the role and practice of health advocates, including independent home visiting.
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